- Leslie formed in the eastern Tropical Atlantic
- It was the twelfth named storm of the season
- At one point Leslie strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane but never made landfall
Tropical Depression 13 formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday, Oct. 2, becoming Tropical Storm Leslie on Thursday, Oct. 3. It was the twelfth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and the eighth hurricane.
Despite following in Hurricane Kirk’s wake, Leslie was able to strengthen into a hurricane on Oct. 5. It remained a Category 1 hurricane for several days before weakening to a tropical storm on the morning of Oct. 8.
It looked as though Leslie would weaken and soon dissipate, but as Leslie moved northwest it traveled over warmer water and on the night of Oct. 8, it strengthened back into a hurricane, even becoming a Category 2 hurricane early on Oct. 10.
By the next morning, however, Leslie moved north into a hostile sheared environment and was weakened to a tropical storm before dissipating shortly after.
Leslie made no impact on land throughout its life cycle.
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Conclusion
Tropical Storm Leslie was an intermittent weather system that remained at sea throughout its life cycle. Its journey was marked by periods of strengthening and weakening, but ultimately, Leslie never made landfall.
